Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game is a 1994 American action-adventure horror film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson and written by Eric Bernt. It is loosely based on the 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by the late Richard Connell. The film stars Ice-T, the late Rutger Hauer, Charles S. Dutton, John C. McGinley, William McNamara, Gary Busey, and F. Murray Abraham.

When Jack Mason (Ice-T), homeless and living on the streets of Seattle, hears about a job as a hunting guide for a group of wealthy clients, he gladly signs on and is taken to a cabin in the middle of a Pacific Northwest forest. There he meets psychiatrist Doc Hawkins (Gary Busey), oil baron John Griffin (John C. McGinley) and Wall Street investor Derek Wolfe (F. Murray Abraham). The next morning, however, Mason is awakened to learn that he's the prey the men will be hunting.

Victims

• Bingo (Dog) - Ran over by a taxi driver.
• Unnamed Man - Shot by "Doc" Hawkins with a crossbow.
• Hank - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, body seen.
• Jack Mason's Wife - Burned to death in an apartment fire off-screen, mentioned.
• Jack Mason's Child - Burned to death in an apartment fire off-screen, mentioned.
• Pig - Decapitated by Thomas Burns with a machete off-screen, head seen.
• John Griffin's Daughter - Killed by a homeless person off-screen, mentioned.
• Prince Henry Stout (Dog) - Neck broken by "Doc" Hawkins with a chain on the orders of his father off-screen, mentioned.
• 12 Unnamed Men - Killed by "Doc" Hawkins, Thomas Burns, Walter Cole, Derek Wolfe Sr., and John Griffin off-screen, heads seen.
• "Doc" Hawkins - Blown up after Jack Mason threw him into the cabin which was set on fire and blown up.
• John Griffin - Shot in the head by Walter Cole on the orders of Thomas Burns.
• Walter Cole - Neck broken by Thomas Burns after Jack Mason blew up his jeep.
• Derek Wolfe Jr. - Fell to his death after he slipped while crossing the fallen tree.
• Derek Wolfe Sr. - Neck broken by Jack Mason.
• Thomas Burns - Accidentally committed suicide by firing a gun that was jammed that was left as a trap by Jack Mason.

Deaths

• Total - 26
  • 23 Humans
    • 20 Men
    • 2 Women
    • 1 Victim of Unknown Gender
  • 3 Animals
    • 2 Dogs
    • 1 Pig

Kill Counts

1. Thomas Burns - 15 (Deceased)
2. "Doc" Hawkins - 14 (Deceased)
3. Walter Cole - 13 (Deceased)
4. Derek Wolfe Sr. - 12 (Deceased)
5. John Griffin - 12 (Deceased)
6. Jack Mason - 4 (Alive)